Great World MRT Station
| TE15 Great World |
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| Address | 351 River Valley Road, Singapore 238384 |
| Languages | 大世界 | கிரேட் வோர்ல்ட் |
| Lines Served | Thomson-East Coast Line |
| Operator | SMRT Trains |
| Structure | Underground |
| Platforms | Island |
| Opening | Year 2021 |
Great World MRT Station (TE15) is an underground station located along the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) Stage 3. It is built underneath River Valley Green*, near River Valley Road and Kim Seng Road, bringing rail connectivity to a school, shopping mall and residential developments in the area.
The station is in the vicinity of Great World City, River Valley Primary School, and many condominiums such as The Cosmopolitan, The Trillium, Centennia Suites, Yong An Park and many others in the area.
The station is targeted for completion and opening in Year 2021.
* River Valley Green (road) will link up with Kim Seng Road and River Valley Road after completion of station construction.
First / Last Train Timings
| Thomson-East Coast Line – TE15 Great World |
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| Destination | First Train | Last Train | |
| Weekdays & Sat |
Sun & Public Holidays |
Daily | |
| TE1 Woodlands North | — | — | — |
| TE22 Gardens by the Bay | — | — | — |
Station Layout
| L1 | Street level | Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point |
| B? | Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing machines, Passenger Service Centre |
| B? | Platform A | Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE22 Gardens By The Bay |
| Platform B | Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE1 Woodlands North |
Platforms
Thomson-East Coast Line (B?):
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| Platform A: Towards TE22 Gardens By The Bay via TE16 Havelock (→) Platform B: Towards TE1 Woodlands North via TE14 NS22 Orchard (←) |
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Great World station has two platforms in an island platform arrangement. Full-height Platform screen doors isolate the air-conditioned station from the tunnel environment, enhancing commuter safety and station comfort. A set of escalators, stairs and lifts connect to the concourse above.
Passenger Information Systems, which are plasma display screens located at each platform, display expected train arrival times and key messages. Tactile flooring helps to guide the visually-handicapped from the platform to the station exits.
Concourse
The concourse features faregates for automatic fare collection and provides access between paid and unpaid areas of the station, with at least one bidirectional wide-swinging gate for the benefit of passengers-in-wheelchairs and those carrying bulky items or travelling with prams.
General Ticketing Machines allow commuters to purchase tickets for single or multiple journeys, and along with Top-up Machines, offer contactless card transactions. The station office functions as a Passenger Service Centre, and is staffed during operating hours, where commuters may make travel inquiries or perform card transactions using cash payment.
A public toilet is located in the unpaid area of the station concourse.
Art in Transit: TBC
Exits
Great World MRT station will likely have five exits leading to ground level. More details will be confirmed closer to the opening of the station.
| Exit | Location | Nearby |
| – | — | — |
| – | — | — |
| – | — | — |
| – | — | — |
| – | — | — |
From Great World City, the MRT Station will be accessible from Basement 2, Level 1 as well as via the Level 2 overhead bridge across Kim Seng Road.
Station Amenities
- Public toilets at station concourse
Safety Features
- Emergency Train Stop buttons on the station platform, when activated, will prevent approaching trains from entering the station, and any train already stopped at the platform will be prevented from moving off.
- Emergency telephones at station platforms and the intercom system inside the lifts enable commuters to communicate with station staff in the Passenger Service Centre.
- Emergency door handles allow the platform doors to be opened manually from the train-side in the event of failure.
- Fire Extinguishers in various locations
- All escalators equipped with Emergency Stop buttons
Transport Connections (TBC)
Rail Bridging Services (TBC)
Passenger Usage Patterns
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Construction Trivia
Contract T220 for the Construction of Great World Station and Tunnels for Thomson Line was awarded to Tiong Seng Contractors (Pte) Ltd – Dongah Geological Engineering Co., Ltd (Singapore Branch) Joint Venture (JV) at a contract sum of S315.8 million in May 2014.
Future Developments
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Major Incidents
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